Merissa

"psychology is one of those fields where you definitely want undergrad experience if you want a Greer or grad school in that specific field"

"So my role is a little multifaceted. Responsibility is on basically assisting with data collection data analysis and reporting of that information."

"But for the most part, no day really looks the same for me."

"The number one skill we look for when we're hiring is accuracy."

"The most enjoyable part is actually having results to share with others whether that's just in a report or at a conference or in a manuscript."

"However long you think it's gonna take to accomplish something, double it and that'll give you a better estimate."

"The most enjoyable part of the industry is knowing that any work we're doing is leading to hopefully better outcomes for other people."

"my co-workers that are thriving are very meticulous. Very articulate. They are very organized individuals as well."

"how self-motivated you have to be if you want to undertake your own research project or manuscript or presentation or anything like that."

"And I'm gonna say like 95% of the time that ends up leading to us offering them a full-time position with us once they graduate."

"Always make sure everyone you're working with knows that you are reliable, that if they assign you tasks, you will get it done on time."

"Get involved with the professors that are there; great people to know, they'll write you a letter of recommendation."

"I was taking risks or unnecessarily incurring debt that they weren't sure I was going to pay off."